president obama arrived in new jersey for a close-up look at the damage. the president took a chopper tour with governor chris christie over devastated areas of the state where super storm sandy hit with full force. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you rebuild. >> reporter: record storm surge took out atlantic city's boardwalk. the massive storm surge came up from the ocean and brought the beach into the streets of atlantic city partially burying this car in the sand. the real family came out on bicycles to see the devastation. >> never saw sand like that. that's the one thing, that's due to the storm surge, i think. >> reporter: farther up the shore this is what's left of the famous boardwalk in seaside heights. the roller coaster sits crumbled in the ocean, the ferris wheel suspended over open water. the storm lifted homes off their foundations and crumpled up boats. fires continued to burn on a stream of natural gas leaks in one town. in hoboken residents are tra